I buried my dad with Yahoo money, says 21-year-old (Punch)
A 21-year-old man, Ifeanyi Egbuwu, has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment for Internet fraud.
Egbuwu was arrested on August 2, 2022, by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission during a raid on some Internet fraudsters at 42, Ola Williams Street, Kay Farm Estate, Iju, Lagos State.
During the arrest, nothing was recovered from the suspect, who claimed to have recently graduated from Oregun Senior High School.
However, he granted the EFCC access to his email, omohhenry79@gmail, where fraudulent documents were recovered. Read more
Lagos chieftaincy tussle: Family faults installation of new baale (Guardian)
Following the tussle over the true ownership of Igbo-Efon community in Eti-Osa Area of Lagos state, and alleged plans to install a Baale, who is not from the acclaimed ruling family of the community, a situation that has generated unrest, the Abogun family has described the recent installation of Tajudeen Olukolu as the new Baale of Igbo-Efon, as illegal and a case of ‘a tenant who wants to become a landlord’.
According to a member of the Abogun family, Rilwan Owolabi Atiku-Abogun, “the Olukolus and Jinadus are tenants in Igbo-Efon, and they are now in connivance with the Oba of Ajiran trying to take the leadership stool of the community.”
“Igbo-Efon community has been a peaceful community in the Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, but for the past three months Igbo-Efon community has been experiencing unrest.
“This unrest comes out of the desire of the Olukolu and Jinadu families who are known to be customary tenants of the Abogun Ruling Family of Igbo-Efon to illegally and unconstitutionally take what does not belong to them,” Atiku-Abogun added. Read more
Cash limits: Reps order CBN to stay action, banks adamant (Punch)
House of Representatives on Tuesday insisted that the Central Bank of Nigeria must not proceed with its cash withdrawal policy.
Although the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for the second time, failed to appear before the House, the lawmakers said their December 8 directive to the apex bank to put the policy on hold had not changed.
Amid protests and condemnation, the lawmakers rescheduled the CBN governor’s appearance for Thursday (tomorrow).
Checks by The PUNCH, however, indicated that the apex bank had not circulated any counter directive to banks and other financial institutions stopping the policy despite the resolution of the lawmakers. Read more
How to identify fake new naira notes (Tribune)
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released security features to help identify fake new naira notes.
According to CBN’s template, the Security features to look out for are the following;
Intaglio: This is when the image on the naira note is incised into a surface, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink.
Portrait watermark: A watermark is a logo, piece of text, or signature superimposed onto a photograph. Watermarks are typically transparent, so those viewing the image can still admire it. The new naira notes’ watermark is in portrait form, as seen in the illustrations.
Optically Viable Ink (OVI): The light reflects off OVI security ink when viewed at an angle. The light makes the ink’s colour appear different compared to looking at it straight. In many use cases, OVI may be transparent when viewed directly but takes on colour when viewed at an angle. For instance, the OVI in the new naira notes changes from blue to green with a change in the view angle. Read more
2023: Tinubu, Atiku, Obi rave up campaigns (Sun)
Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has promised to conquer poverty in Nigeria if elected in 2023.
Tinubu, who made the promise at the Town Hall meeting of the South-South region in Calabar, Cross River, yesterday, said he would deploy all the human and material resources God had bestowed on the country to move it out of poverty.
The former Lagos governor decried the slow pace of growth and development in the country, adding that his administration would turn around the fortune of the country.
He said education remained the greatest tool to fight poverty, noting that each state of the federation was blessed with abundant natural resources, all of which he pledged would be deployed in changing the fortunes of the country. Read more
FG bans cash withdrawals from public accounts (Vanguard)
The Federal Government is to stop cash withdrawal from all public accounts with immediate effect.
In place of cash withdrawals, public officers are to open domiciliary accounts in foreign and local currencies ahead of the commencement of the new policy, which comes on the heels of the new Naira withdrawal policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.
Director/Chief Executive Officer, CEO of Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, NFIU, Modibbo Tukur, in a statement, yesterday, gave the new directive at a parley with the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, in Abuja.
The statement by the NFIU’s Chief Media Analyst, Ahmed Dikko, said that the introduction of the new policy became necessary following the consistent devaluation of the Naira and the introduction of a new Naira Policy, which automatically activates Section 1 of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act. Read more
Hisbah apprehends 19 homosexuals at gay wedding in Kano (Guardian)
Kano state Hisbah Board on Monday apprehended 19 homosexuals at a popular event center for allegedly engaging in same-sex marriage.
Commander General of the Sharia enforcement agency, Sheikh Harun Muhammad Ibn Sina told journalists that the suspects were arrested after intelligent information.
Sheikh Ibn-Sina confirmed that the suspects including 15 females and 4 males were apprehended by the men of the board a few minutes before the alleged gay wedding commenced.
The Commander revealed that the 19 members of the homosexuals who were all in their early twenties had converged to witness the gay marriage of their mates Abba and Mujahid who have agreed to remain husband and wife. Read more
Boko Haram invades Borno communities razes houses, foodstuff, livestock (Vanguard)
Armed terrorists suspected to be members of Boko Haram/ISWAP on Monday evening invaded communities of Jibwiwi in Hawul Local Government Area of Borno state, thereby setting ablaze seven (7) residential buildings, and hundreds of bags of maize, Guinea Corn, Millet, Groundnuts and some livestock.
This is coming at the instances that security operatives have received over 80,000 surrendered members of the sect.
Although Vanguard exclusively learnt that no life was lost, the insurgents who rode on several motorcycles armed with Ak47 rifles and petrol bombs sneaked into Jibwiwi at about 6 pm and wreaked havoc without confrontation.
Consequently, upon receiving the distress call, the Chairman of the Hunters/Vigilantes in the Northeast subregion, who also hails from the Hawul local Government area, Mohammed Shawulu Yohanna, swiftly mobilized his team to the area for rescue. Read more
Bandmates pay tribute to The Specials’ Terry Hall (Metro)
The Specials’ frontman Terry Hall has been remembered for his ‘remarkable music and profound humanity’ following his death at the age of 63.
The ska-inspired singer ‘encapsulated the very essence of life’ with his music, said his bandmates, whose enduring hits included Too Much Too Young, Ghost Town, Rat Race and A Message To You, Rudy.
The Specials rose to fame in the 1970s and, following their split in 1981, Hall collaborated with the likes of Lily Allen and Damon Albarn.
A statement on the band’s Twitter account said: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce the passing, following a brief illness, of Terry, our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricists this country has ever produced. Read more
General Hospital actress Sonya Eddy dead at 55 (PageSix)
Soap opera star Sonya Eddy has died. She was 55.
Octavia Spencer announced on her Instagram that the General Hospital actress died Monday. She didn’t provide any details regarding the cause of Eddy’s death.
“My friend @sonyaeddy passed away last night. The world lost another creative angel. Her legions of @generalhospitalabc fans will miss her ,” Spencer, 52, captioned a professional headshot of Eddy.
“My thoughts and prayers are with her loved ones, friends, and fans!” Read more
US pastor robbed on livestream faces fraud and extortion charges (BBC)
A US preacher who was robbed at gunpoint of more than $1m (£840,000) in jewellery during a livestreamed sermon in New York has been indicted on charges of fraud and extortion.
Lamor Whitehead had watches, diamonds and emeralds taken from him in July.
Now he has been charged with a raft of crimes, court documents say.
He is accused of defrauding a parishioner out of her retirement savings, attempting to extort a businessman and lying to the FBI.
Mr Whitehead was arrested on Monday and will appear in federal court, the department of justice said in a press release. Read more
Dwayne Johnson sheds light on future of Black Adam at DC following Henry Cavill’s Superman axing (Metro)
Dwayne Johnson has shed light on the future of his character Black Adam, following a shake-up in the DC universe.
Last week it was confirmed Henry Cavill would not be returning as Superman, following the takeover of DC Studios by Guardians Of The Galaxy director James Gunn, who alongside The Suicide Squad, Aquaman, and Shazam! producer Peter Safran, is co-CEO of DC Studios.
Amid outcry at the move, Dwayne – who pushed for Henry’s return as Superman in a Black Adam cameo – has now revealed after a chat with James his titular superhero will not appear in the ‘first chapter of storytelling’ from the studio.
In a statement on social media, Dwayne wrote: ‘My passionate friends, I wanted to give you a long-awaited Black Adam update regarding the character’s future in the new DC Universe. Read more
Elon Musk to quit as Twitter CEO when replacement found (BBC)
Elon Musk has said he will resign as Twitter’s chief executive officer when he finds someone “foolish enough to take the job”.
The billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5% of users vote “yes” to him quitting the role.
He says he will still run the software and servers teams after his replacement is found.
Changes on the platform since his takeover have been much criticised. Read more
House panel votes to release Trump tax information despite threats from Republicans (USAToday)
A House committee voted Tuesday to publicly release some of Donald Trump’s tax returns, despite Republican threats to retaliate against President Joe Biden and other Democrats.
It is not known exactly when the Trump tax documents will become available. Lawmakers said that personal information must be redacted from the documents, and the process could take at least a couple of days.
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee said releasing the Trump tax returns is in the public interest, and part of an effort to improve auditing procedures at the Internal Revenue Service. Read more
Ukraine’s Zelensky plans to travel to US, first trip abroad since war started (France24)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is preparing to visit Washington on Wednesday, according to three AP sources, in his first known trip outside the country since Russia’s invasion began in February.
Two congressional sources and one person familiar with the matter confirmed plans for the visit. They spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the highly sensitive nature of the trip.
They said Zelensky’s visit, while expected, could still be called off at the last minute due to security concerns.
The visit to Washington is set to include an address to Congress on Capitol Hill and a meeting with President Joe Biden. Read more
World Cup 2022: Argentina abandon Buenos Aires bus parade amid jubilant scenes (BBC)
Argentina’s World Cup winners had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires and instead took a helicopter ride over the millions of ecstatic fans partying in the streets.
The squad showed off the trophy at the start of a planned eight-hour journey.
But the celebrations on packed roads became more chaotic, forcing a rethink.
“It was impossible to continue on the ground due to the explosion of joy,” tweeted presidential spokeswoman Gabriela Cerruti.
Social media videos appeared to show fans jumping onto the top deck of the bus carrying the players at one point when it passed underneath a bridge, with one fan falling off. Read more
Kylian Mbappe’s rousing speech to France teammates at half-time in World Cup final (Metro)
Kylian Mbappe delivered a rousing half-time speech to his France teammates during their World Cup final defeat to Argentina.
France’s hopes of winning back-to-back World Cup trophies looked all but over after 45 minutes as Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria gave Argentina a deserved 2-0 lead by the break.
However, France battled back in the second half and Mbappe’s quick-fire double with 10 minutes to go pulled Les Bleus level and forced extra time.
Messi restored Argentina’s lead in the 108th minute but Mbappe then scored his second of the game to keep France in with a chance of winning via a penalty shootout. Read more
NPFL’s 2022/23 season kickoff tops IMC, clubs meeting (Guardian)
Bala Akintunde of 3SC of Ibadan challenges Reuben Bala of Enugu Rangers during the NPFL/Dozi Mmobuosi Foundation pre-season championship. The 2022/23 season may likely kickoff on December 28.
The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) will meet with the 20 clubs listed for the 2022/23 season to ratify the kickoff date for the season and other matters related to the competition.
A source close to the IMC have disclosed that the season may begin on December 28 with the opening fixture, while the rest of the season will continue from January.
Yesterday, IMC’s Head of Operations, Davidson Owumi, in a circular notified the clubs of tomorrow’s meeting billed to hold at Sandralia Hotel, Abuja.
The circular noted that the meeting is being convened to perfect earlier interactions with the clubs on the new season’s roadmap. Read more
Kalu eyes quick return (Punch)
Enyimba’s Samuel Kalu says he is confident he will be fully fit for the start of the 2022/23 Nigeria Professional Football League season as he eyes a quick return to action after spending up to a month on the sidelines.
The forward has been out of action since sustaining an injury on national team duties when the Super Eagles built up for the intentional friendly against Costa Rica in November.
He was notably missing in Enyimba’s participation in the Dozy Mmobuosi Preseason Super Cup, but is keen to be in good shape for the start of the league season, having now returned to training.
“It has been difficult for me because I hate injuries,” Kalu remarked. Read more
5 unforgettable moments in Nigerian Sports in 2022 (Vanguard)
2022 has, indeed, been a mixed year for Nigerian sports. There have been the highs, there have been the lows; there have been the celebrations, and there have also been the sorrows.
While many might not tag it a successful year for the sports industry, there are unarguably some events that brought smiles to the faces of sports lovers in Nigeria and will never be forgotten. Not to mention, the ones that keep being rued with many hoping for better fortunes next year.
In retrospect, here are five of those unforgettable moments:
Super Eagles losing the 2022 World Cup ticket to Ghana
In May, Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup, following a 1-1 draw with Ghana at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja.
The Super Eagles had, in the first leg, failed to defeat the Black Stars in Kumasi, playing out a 0-0 draw. In consequence, the result sent the Black Stars of Ghana through to Qatar having scored an away goal in Abuja. Read more
Adepoju, Shorunmu, others receive house keys from FG (Punch)
The federal government, on Tuesday, fulfilled its 28-year-old promise by handing over keys to a three-bedroom bungalow each to three 1994 Super Eagles players and others.
The three national football heroes are Mutiu Adepoju, Ike Shorunmu and Finidi George, while Akin Amao who served as a team doctor and a beneficiary of the national housing project, Adewale Adesokan also received their keys, respectively.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who presented the keys to them at the project site, Onidundu in Akinyele Local Government area of Oyo state, said, “The beneficiaries are among the first set of Nigerians including the 1994 Super Eagles who would be handed keys to their houses that was promised by the Federal government over 28 years ago.
“We have entered a season of completion and handover of keys to beneficiaries in 35 states and the FCT to Nigerians who have successfully subscribed through the open ministry’s website for the sales of these completed houses.” Read more